Excrement-sack for domestic animals.



' PATENTED MAR-.10, 1908.

E. A. WHITBHOUSE. EXGREMENT SACK FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2. 1907.

Witt mama ant the excrement or and conveniently handled, without danger EDWARD A. WHITEHOUSE, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

E XCREMENT-SACK FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. Wnrria HOUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Excrement-Sacks for Domestic Animals; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it a pertains to make and use the same.

' llS invention has relation to new and useful improvements in excrement sacks for 4 domestic annuals, object to provide means for detachably supand has for its principal porting a sack or other receptacle in position to receive the excrement or waste matter of horses or other domestic animals at the time of the discharge or excretion, so that highwe s, stables or the like may he kept clean Waste matter easily I of soiling the hands.

With the foregoing and other objects in view that will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better ui'nlerstood, the same resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and partlcularly pomtcd out 111 the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings :F1gure 1 is a View illustrating the application of the and sack attaching means.

invention, Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section, taken through the sack, the crupper and the sack supporting meansyand Fig. 3

is a detail perspective view of the crupper In carrying out the invention the crupper 1, wh ch may be of any common or approved form, is )rovided at its body )ortion 2, or-

that portlon which iits under t to tail of the animal to which it is to be attached, with a loop 3, of wire or'othcr suitable material covered by a tubing 4, of rubber or other suitable material, said loop extending from the crupper at a suitable angle and being designed to fit or encircle the anus of the horse or other animal. The sack or receptacle 5 for receiving and collecting the excrement 1s madefrom rubber; water proof paper, or

one end wit-h an inlet opening 6 to correspond With the diameter of the loop 3. -A

flap 7 is arranged at the edge of the opening and extends for a suitable distance around" the same, said flap being adapted to be Specification of Letters Patent.

rigidity to retain itself in position. A

. the combination with a supporting signed to encircle the anus oi an annual and Y Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed December ,2, 1907. Serial No. 404,715.

folded over a corresponding portion of the loop, and possessing suflicient stillness or strap 8, of leather or other suitable material is attached to the open end of thesack or receptacle, and is ada ted for insertion through a loop 9 suitably attached to the body portion of the crupper, at a point .above the loop 3, and thence through a corresponding slit in the open end of the sack. ,ln practice, the crupper may be held inposition by a back strap 10, preferably connected at its forward end to a collar 11 arranged around the neck of the animal.

By employing an excrement sack and ar-.

ranging it in position in the manner shown, highways, stable floors, pastures, or other places where horses or other domestic animals frequent, may be kept free or clean of any excrement, and the obnoxious odor emanating from the same in-stables or like places materially diminished. The OXCIG: ment is also ke t free from straw, saw dust or the like, and 1ts value'as a fertilizer greatly enhanced. The excrement may also be easily handled without danger of soiling the han Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the character s )ccificd,

loop dcsupporting means for the loop, of a flexible tu )lng, incasing the loop, and an excrement collecting receptacle.suspended beneath and from the loop.

2. In a device of the character specified, the combination with a crupper and supporting means therefor, of an inwardly inc (lownwardl extending supporting loop attached to t 1e body of the crupper in position to encircle the anus of an animal, a flexible tubing incasing the loop and an excrement collecting receptacle, suspended beneath and from the su )portiin loop.

, 3. In a device of the character s )ecified, the combination with a sup )orting oop designed to encircle the anus 0 an animal, and supporting means-for the loop of an excrevment collecting receptacle formed with an inlet 0 ening to correspond with the outline of the 00p, suspended beneath the same and a retaining flap arranged at the edge of the inlet opening-of the receptacle and foldable over the supporting loop. 7

4. In a device of the character specified,

ined

of the ing means therefor, of an inwardly inc ined downwardl extending supporting loop attached to t e body of the crupper 1n position to encircle the anus of an animal, an outwa'rdly inclined downwardly extending supporting loop attached to the bodyof the crupper at a point opposite the inwardly inclined supporting-loop, an excrement collecting receptacle formed with an inlet opening to correspond with the first mentioned'loop, a retaining fiapfarran ed at the ed e of said in let opening and f0 dable over t 1e first mentioned loop and a retaining strap attached to the inlet end of the receptacle and insertible through the second mentioned loop.

6. In a device of the character specified, the combination with aerupper and supporting means therefor, of an excrement co lecti-ng receptacle formed with an inlet opening to fit the anus of an animal and supporting means for the receptacle, said means comprising a downwardly extending loop attached-to the body of the crup er .and a retaining strap attached to the in ct end of thereceptacle and insertible through said loop. In testimony whereof I have iereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD A. WHITEHOUSE. Witnesses:

EDWARD WHITEHOUSE, Jr, SAMUEL E. AYERS. 

